Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
July 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21485
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 660-680
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DUE TO GROUND DAMAGE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. STRINGER 21R WAS SEVERED, THE SKIN DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT BETWEEN FS 660 TO FS 680 TO THE DIMENSIONS 22.5 FORE-AFT BY 20 UP AND DOWN. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF 21R HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM FS 650 TO FS 680. IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1, B727 SRM 53-10-4, FIGURE 11 AND FIG 12, AND B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3A, THE DAMAGED AREAS WERE REPAIRED.